Apple’s Magic Mouse and its world of multi-touch gestures could now be accessible to Windows users too! Read on to find out how to cheat the Magic Mouse into playing nice with your PC…
The Apple Magic Mouse is pretty damn gorgeous but up until now, its full multi-touch cleverness just wouldn’t work if you hooked it up to a Windows PC. But no longer.
Thanks to some clever rooting around in the latest release of Bootcamp (which allows users to run Windows and Mac OS X on their Mac), you can now hook up a Apple Magic Mouse to your PC.
The smart bit of hackery by the folk at Uneasy Silence means there’s now unofficial drivers available for Windows XP (32bit) and Windows 7 machines. Hop over there now to download the unofficial 32bit or 64bit Windows Apple Magic Mouse drivers.
Remember though, the PC Magic Mouse drivers are technically unofficial so don’t necessarily expect them to work forever. And don’t forget to let us know how you get on.
Out now | £free | Uneasy Silence (via Gizmodo)
[...] the device would continue working when the user booted the Mac in Windows mode. According to an ElectricPig story, the folks at Uneasy Silence noticed that fact, and performed the technical wizardry necessary to [...]
I bought a Magic Mouse the day it came out, and it works like a charm in 10.6.2.
After seeing your article, I eagerly downloaded the files, and the 32-bit version on Uneasy Silence has a CRC error and won’t install. Please, someone, fix this, an dthen post the corrected files. I am waiting with baited breath.
I wants me Magic Mouse to work properly, even in (gulp) Windows! ARRRGGH!
Stay tuned Bill – you’re not alone, I promise you! Soon as they’re working, we’ll let you know… unless you get them working first -in which case, give me a nudge!!